The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-10-21
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long hnd it TO their interest an'
, profit to abandon corn aud cOtl0'
tor traits aud vegetables, OF diVid'
their attention WITH The latter
where their living depends upoI
their labor ia tilling The soil, we o
the Coast can certainly tind no Oet
ter use for our soil. Among thu
+. Coast experiments in fruit culture
il is found that the pear grows anC
produces fruit TO perfection
Around Ocean Springs hundreds o.
4. trees have been put out, OF the LIZ
Conte, especially, aud they are ex
j. ceeding expectations TO such au
:, extent that the prospects are that
before another twelve months shall
pass the pear Crch ords in that vi.
cini:y will be numerous, Probably
the best test that has been made is
on the place of Dir. II. Shannon,
where there are Il large number of
lie Conte trees bearing, and, though
quite young, paying already II NEE
annual profit. On This place the
lie COHte is the specially, bat We
understand IA large number OF
KieferS have been ordered aud will
be put out Oh the same place this
winter grated on the Lie Coute
stock. This viii insure both d Wig
Or0us and highly prolific tree. The
pear seems to be indigenous to u
poor sandy soil. The uuIScry man
OF Georgia from whom these trees
have been purchased, claims to
have made Oh less than two acres
of ground last season over 800
net profit on poor sandy hill land
no better than we have all through
South Mississippi.
The trees are very littlo trouble
or expense, not ven mOnOpolizing
the ground upon which they are
planted, which can he cultivated
With profit and benefit to the trees
until they have attained such size
as TO shade the ground, when their
fruit will more than make mp for he
loss every year, as no other crop
will give better returns.
Mr.. B. j. Jane, of this place, has
a tree about four years old growing
in his garden. of the Keller variety,
which was left standing by a tray.
cling dealer. The tree has never
had any special aGteutiOn, and is
yet large elOugh TO be in the
way of cultivation OF vegetable {
crops. Last year it bore a number ,
)t pears which were taken off with. {
)nt much notice and before m0tuIi-
y. This year, however, Mr.. Jane {
concluded 10 give his little tree ut |
entiUn aud gathered from it twen- s
as hue pears as Que would :
TO see. They ranged in size |.
rom about s to 10 inches circum. >
erence, growing sometimes 3 aud 4
J a cluster. The fruit was proba-
~ almost as heavy as the little t
'eo itself, aud it repaired consider II
lie artificial support 10 enable it TO
and under its weight. There are Il
'veral other scattering trees in The c
immunity. |
N0hODe should be without fruit 1
ees. II there is no more land to &
Ie home place than a garden spot q
should be dotted all over With &
nit trees. A variety oil fruits is a "
eat luxury besides they add more e
the value OF a town lot OF coun- a
y farm than any Other improve
at the same expense. Many
man pays out his last spare dollar "
tor life insurance a d -
yes his large town lot unculti- y
tied except in little annual crops "
T. able use, aud alter a lOus life -,
poverty uIrs leaving nothing but -
worthless home and his policy, if r
at has not been forfeited. Ii -
oh men would give more atleu. ~
ID 10 iInlt iiee pcddlrrs and less
insurance agents the country -"
,uld be- better tor il. II more fruit -
ii fewer dollars were planted Tor '
Insurance their would not be- So
any cramped husbands anu there al
'uld be more happy willows. CT
The pear is hojed tor loHgcNIS,p pa
very prolific aud the truil brings hi
prices. We would be glad to al
the pear more thoroughly intro
ced OH The Coast, aud will state
The benefit of our readers that
lse desiring trees can get infor-
Ition as to prices. hest place TO
aud mode OF cultivation
this Office or the Office OF the =
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